The residential plans run from $50 a month for 10 Mbps and a 20 GB data cap, to $80 a month with a 30 GB allotment, to $100 a month for 15 Mbps down and a 40 GB allowance.

The three business service plans offer 200 GB, 300 GB or 400 GB, with prices ranging from $80 to $130 a month.

Business plans also include HughesNet Express Repair Premium at no cost for the first year, which provides next business day onsite service, free anti-virus software for up to three PCs, commercial installation and business-grade support.

Hughes Gen4 residential service is available in much of the eastern half of the U.S. and in a swath running down the line of the West Coast. Hughes Network Systems is owned by EchoStar.

"Small- and medium-size businesses with limited or no access to landline broadband Internet deserve the same high quality and speed available in well-served areas," saidSam Baumel, vice president of SME at Hughes. "HughesNet Business Internet gives them the performance they need no matter where they choose to work or live."